Engineering of chitosan and collagen macromolecules using sebacic acid for clinical applications

Progress in Biomaterials
G SailakshmiA Gnanamani

Abstract

Transformation of natural polymers to three-dimensional (3D) scaffolds for biomedical applications faces a number of challenges, viz., solubility, stability (mechanical and thermal), strength, biocompatibility, and biodegradability. Hence, intensive research on suitable agents to provide the requisite properties has been initiated at the global level. In the present study, an attempt was made to engineer chitosan and collagen macromolecules using sebacic acid, and further evaluation of the mechanical stability and biocompatible property of the engineered scaffold material was done. A 3D scaffold material was prepared using chitosan at 1.0% (w/v) and sebacic acid at 0.2% (w/v); similarly, collagen at 0.5% (w/v) and sebacic acid at 0.2% (w/v) were prepared individually by freeze-drying technique. Analysis revealed that the engineered scaffolds displayed an appreciable mechanical strength and, in addition, were found to be biocompatible to NIH 3T3 fibroblast cells. Studies on the chemistry behind the interaction and the characteristics of the cross-linked scaffold materials suggested that non-covalent interactions play a major role in deciding the property of the said polymer materials. The prepared scaffold was suitable for tissu...Continue Reading

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